Re: Random APM poweroff

David Dyck (linker@nightshade.ml.org)
Fri, 13 Mar 1998 19:31:50 -0500 (EST)


The disk thing is a prime indicator that it *is* a power supply problem..
Rember that power supplies output goes down with age...

The only reason I would think that it's a software prob is the fact that
APM is involved.. And most atxes will soft poweroff from software
command..

On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Alan Cox wrote:

> > i have to correct my previous mail concerning the Gigabyte GA586 ATX3
> > Board + AMD K6/233. I get poweroffs regardless of using ide oder scsi
> > harddisks.
>
> Ask Gigabyte - Poweroffs are caused almost always by PSU overloading or
> by heat problems. In general there is no way to accidentally soft power
> off a PC.
>
> > The system sometimes powers off during disk-activity. It's not a
> > powersupply problem.
>
> Unless you are a very serious hardware engineer with good scopes or omnipotent
> I think you make a dangerous assumption
>
>
>
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